April 15 was not the day the New Jersey Devils or their fans had targeted for the last game of the season. After playing into May last year, the season ending immediately following game 82 left many Devils fans wanting more. The good news is that even though the Devils are finished playing, there is
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In today’s NHL rumors, the Vancouver Canucks and a few other teams weren’t happy about some of the rumors that popped up over the deadline. Meanwhile, the New Jersey Devils temporarily solved their goaltending concerns, but it is expected they’ll revisit their needs at the position during the summer. Did the Edmonton Oilers have deadline
The trade deadline is on March 8, so teams are thinking and strategizing, analyzing players and which pieces are interesting for the roster composition. The position in the standings and injuries also influence how each team will work to improve performance throughout the rest of the season. In this scenario, the New Jersey Devils clearly
The NHL has reached the halfway point of the season. With half of the race toward the playoffs behind us, this is a time to analyze the trajectory of the Nashville Predators, outline a panorama of everything that has happened, and speculate on what might happen going forward. What are the key factors for success,
If children’s author Judith Viorst had written a book about the Nashville Predators’ loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, it would be titled “Andrew Brunette and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Game. Predators’ Sluggish Start Nashville’s head coach described the first period of the game as “our worst period of the year,”
It’s a Festivus for the rest of us! In observance of the secular winter holiday, made famous by the TV classic “Seinfeld” in the late 1990s and celebrated every year on Dec. 23, let’s reimagine some of its most storied traditions as storylines from the first half of the Nashville Predators’ 2023-24 season. Feats of
The Nashville Predators (14-12-0) are traveling North of the border to face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs (13-6-4) for the second time this season. The Predators are running hot, riding a three-game winning streak entering tonight’s matchup, while the Maple Leafs are coming off a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators. The last time
The Nashville Predators defeated the New York Rangers 4-1 at Madison Square Garden Thursday night. The Predators ended a two-game losing skid with the win and improved to 2-3-0 on the season. The cross-conference matchup saw multiple players net their first goal or point, bounce-backs, and an unlikely hero. The puck finally started bouncing the
The Nashville Predators kick off the 2023-24 NHL Season against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 10. With the regular season under a month away, it only feels right to make some bold claims as hockey quickly approaches. These are three bold Predators player predictions. Luke Evangelista Will Hit 55 Points Luke Evangelista will draw
The Nashville Predators news and rumor mill were lit on fire this week due to a coaching hire, trade talk, and the Preds gaining a new ECHL affiliate. Andrew Brunette’s hiring is old news; however, his recent press conference alongside general manager (GM) Barry Trotz revealed some interesting information. Juuse Saros, arguably the Predators’ best
The Nashville Predators’ youth movement is looking brighter as the weeks go on. Whether it is drafted prospects or ones they traded for, the big names are continuously advancing in their respective leagues’ postseasons. The hope their young guns’ accomplishments provide should help stave off any disappointment from the Predators’ lack of playoff action this
The Nashville Predators are at a crossroads in their 2022-23 season. While they are in the thick of the playoff race, they are in one of the worst places that any hockey team can be in. Explore everything hockey with THW’s Hockeypedia pages. The Predators are stuck in hockey purgatory. What is hockey purgatory you
A water main break is never a good thing. However, the Nashville Predators have won three straight games after a water main break forced the cancelation of two games, giving them an unexpected six-day break. After two overtime wins against the Anaheim Ducks and New Jersey Devils (Nov. 29 and Dec. 1), the Preds defeated
The role of an NHL goaltender is one of the most complicated in all of sports. While hockey is a team game, ultimately the success or failure of a franchise can be dictated by goaltending. A great goaltender can steal games that a team has no right winning, while a bad game or two can
In the 2022 offseason, the NHL witnessed a flurry of goaltending moves, with the Central Division seeing a lot of the action. In all, seven of the eight teams in the division made a move to acquire either a new starter or a new backup into the mix. For this series, we are going to
In 2022-23, the Winnipeg Jets have 26 tilts against fellow Central Division teams — four games apiece against the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues and three games apiece against the Arizona Coyotes and Dallas Stars. In anticipation of the campaign to come, our THW Jets team’s “Opponent Preview” Series
The Nashville Predators 2021-22 regular season was one for the ages, but it came crashing down with the injury to Juuse Saros and a crushing first-round exit against the Colorado Avalanche in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The loss was inevitable, but the Predators crew left the playoffs with their heads held high, surpassing expectations
The Nashville Predators made some noise ahead of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by landing defenseman Ryan McDonagh for what essentially was nickels on the dime. General manager David Poile took on some cap but maneuvered his way around it by shedding Luke Kunin’s contract and exiling him to the San Jose Sharks. The trade